With concern about global warming prompting 177 countries to sign the December 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the removal of carbon dioxide from power-plant flue gas is becoming an urgent priority.
Construction is set to begin this month on the world’s tallest solar tower—a 787-ft-high structure in Israel’s Negev desert that will supply 1% of the country’s power.
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina winds pushed water from Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans’ three major drainage canals, putting pressure on floodwalls-topped levees that failed to withstand the load of the water.
Hurricane Ike's devastation in 2008 to vulnerable Texas coastal areas, $29 billion in damage and a lingering economic drain of $142 billion, was the wake-up call for a defensive solution.
New industry research shows that while many large U.S. construction firms have created and maintained effective safety cultures, a high percentage of smaller firms are lagging behind in making critical safety investments and adopting formal procedures.
It is a contractor’s worst nightmare: Despite months of project preparation, daily safety briefings and double- and triple-checking jobsite protocols, an incident has occurred. And the news is not good.